WorksheetsCivil War Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins
This man was appointed Commander of all
Union forces and later became President of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Jefferson Davis
This man commanded Confederate forces
and later surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Jefferson Davis
This man was the 16th President of the
United States and tried desperately to keep our nation from falling apart.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Jefferson Davis
This man was the President of the
Confederate States of America.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Jefferson Davis
The North and South were very
different. People were loyal to
their part of the country. This
feeling is called ___.
states' rights
sectionalism
economic differences
What did the South feel was
essential to their economy?
slavery
sectionalism
factories
The South began to feel that the
federal government was taking
too much of their power. They
felt that they were losing ___.
sectionalism
states' rights
cash crops
The first state to secede from the
Union was ___.
New York
Tennessee
South Carolina
9. During the ___, General Ulysses
S. Grant surrounded the city and
cut off supply lines until the
Confederate soldiers surrendered.
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Siege of Vicksburg
President Lincoln declared that all
slaves in the South were free
when he signed the ___.
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Surrender papers
General Grant met General Lee
at the ___ to discuss the terms of
the Confederate surrender.
Appomattox Court House
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Confederate forces attacked
___ because the Union troops
that were inside refused to
evacuate.
Antietam
Vicksburg
Fort Sumter
President Lincoln was
assassinated by ___.
John Wilkes Booth
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
General Sherman’s Union troops
marched to Atlanta where they
fought fiercely with Confederate
troops. This time of fighting was
called ___.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
The Atlanta Campaign
The Gettysburg Address
Union and Confederate forces
clashed in this first land battle of
the Civil War. The Confederate
Army was victorious.
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
First Battle of Bull Run
This three-day battle in
Pennsylvania cost the lives of
thousands of men on both sides.
The Union was victorious.
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Bull Run
Siege of Vicksburg
Confederate General Robert E.
Lee decided to attack the Union.
The ___ was bloody and there
was no clear winning side.
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Siege of Vicksburg
During ___, Union troops
destroyed a 300-mile long path
through Georgia. Their goal was
to frighten Georgia citizens into
leaving the Confederacy.
the Siege of Vicksburg
the Gettysburg Address
Sherman’s March to the Sea
President Lincoln issued the ___
at a ceremony to dedicate a
cemetery for fallen soldiers.
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Civil War Address
One reason the Siege of
Vicksburg was successful is that
General Grant ___ almost
constantly.
tried to help the city
bombed the city
tried to invade the city
Which side planned to defend their lands against attacks from the Union?
Union
Confederacy
Which side planned to surround the enemy and cut off all of their
imports and exports?
Union
Confederacy
Slavery ended after the Civil War.
True
False
After the Civil War, it was made clear that the states were
supreme over the federal government.
True
False
Abraham Lincoln managed the reconstruction of the nation until
the end of his presidency.
True
False
